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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In ''Be Mine'', AlphaBitch Claudia wants to spend St. Valentine's Day wearing something pink. She ends up covered in pink calamine lotion after getting chicken pox.
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* {{Bridezilla}}: In ''Be Mine'', AlphaBitch Claudia's sister Pam drops by the boutique where Jennifer works to shop for dresses. She dismisses the best gowns in the store because they don't cost as much Vera Wang gowns, openly admits she doesn't want her bridesmaids to look too good, is reluctant to listen to anything a shop assistant like Jennifer has to say, and leaves without thanking Jennifer for her time.
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* LethalChef: In ''Be Mine'', Jennifer and Violet burn, accidentally salt (when they meant to use sugar), or put too much frosting on multiple batches of cookies.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: In ''Be Mine'', AlphaBitch Claudia never tips her pizza guy and, along with her {{Bridezilla}} sister, is very rude to the employee at a dress store (granted, said employee is someone she already knows and dislikes).
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* OperationJealousy: A proxy version occurs in ''Be Mine'', when [[spoiler:Dexter's sisters see how he and Eden are struggling to accept their feelings for each other and make Eden think that Dexter is sending gifts to another girl for St. Valentine's Day to make her realize how much she doesn't want to lose him.]]
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* TheCheerleader: It's briefly mentioned that insufferable AlphaBitch Amber and her reluctant sidekick friend Shawna are on the cheerleading squad--and Charlie's current girlfriend, Liz Carmichael, is stated to be the head cheerleader.
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* AlphaBitch: Amber is a SpoiledBrat whose fashion designer mother buys her anything she wants. She relishes flaunting what she has and insulting her classmates. Even her followers Celia and Shawna secretly dislike her for the most part.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Shawna's sister Chloe looks like "the BEFORE girl in makeover ads," but after she ''does'' get a makeover for the winter dance, she's described as "very pretty."
* BeautifulAllAlong: Shawna's sister Chloe looks like "the BEFORE girl in makeover ads," but after she ''does'' get a makeover for the winter dance, she's described as "very pretty."
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* AlphaBitch: Amber is Amber's a SpoiledBrat whose mother (a writer for a fashion designer mother magazine) buys her anything she wants. She relishes flaunting what she has and insulting her classmates. Even her followers Celia and Shawna secretly dislike her for the most part.
* BeautifulAllAlong:Shawna's sister Chloe looks Shawna describes her sister, Chloe, as looking like "the BEFORE girl in makeover ads," but after she ''does'' get a makeover for the winter dance, she's described as "very pretty."
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Compared to most of the characters, Shawna and Connor have a happy, caring and stable relationship. Nonetheless, Shawna feels paranoid about their relationship when Connor starts spending far less time with her ([[spoiler:he has a secret job]]). When she realizes that a girl is giving him secret Santa presents, she spies on the delivery area to find out who it is. Their classmate Lily thinks to herself that Connor probably has the words "personal property of Shawna Westin" tattooed somewhere on his body.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Compared to most of the characters, Shawna and Connor have a happy, caring and stable relationship. Nonetheless, Shawna feels paranoid about their relationship when Connor starts spending far less time with her ([[spoiler:he has a secret job]]). When she realizes that a girl is giving him secret Santa presents, she spies on the delivery area to find out who it is. Their classmate Lily Lily[[spoiler: (Connor's Secret Santa)]] thinks to herself that Connor probably has the words "personal property of Shawna Westin" tattooed somewhere on his body.
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* FormerlyFat: In the second book, ''Be Mine,'' Natalie was a bullied fat girl until she stopped eating most high carb foods, exercised more, and had a growth spurt.
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* GossipyHens: Mindy Yee is constantly inquiring about new drama and spreading it across the school, although the third book reveals that this is because she's lonely and wants people to like her.
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* GossipyHens: Mindy Yee is constantly inquiring about new drama and spreading it across the school, although the third book reveals that this is mainly because she's lonely and wants people to like her.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Amber dislikes Mindy Yee, saying she only tolerates her because she throws good parties and her parents are rich. Shawna thinks to herself that Mindy only tolerates Amber for the same reasons.
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** [[spoiler: David bonding with Shawna doesn't amount to anything because she and her boyfriend Connor are still in love, but Shawna's sister Chloe turns out to like David, and he isn't complaining.]]
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** [[spoiler: David bonding with Shawna doesn't amount to anything because she and her boyfriend Connor are still in love, but Shawna's sister Chloe sister, Chloe, turns out to like David, and he isn't complaining.]]
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* HollywoodNerd: Freddy "Froggy" Keenan and his best friend, David, are constantly talking about science fiction and fantasy movies and aren't exactly handsome.
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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Popular girls Celia, Amber, and Shawna. Celia is a NiceGirl who wants to be friends with kids from other cliques. Amber is an uncomplicated AlphaBitch. Shawna is vain and entitled, but she isn't malicious and has a DefrostingTheIceQueen arc.
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The book shares the same title [[Literature/SecretSanta as the Steve Hockensmith mystery-comedy short story.]]
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The book shares the same title [[Literature/SecretSanta [[Literature/SecretSanta2004 as the Steve Hockensmith mystery-comedy short story.]]
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* BeautifulAllAlong: Shawna's sister Chloe looks like "the BEFORE girl in makeover adds," but after she ''does'' get a makeover for the winter dance, she's described as "very pretty."
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: A one-sided version. [[spoiler:Charlie, not realizing that she's had a crush on him for the last eight years, sees his next-door neighbor, Noelle, as this. Noelle's been obsessively crushing on Charlie since elementary school, but once she realizes that Charlie was never going to feel the same way about her as she did about him and just how casual he is about going one from girlfriend to the next.]]
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: A one-sided version. [[spoiler:Charlie, not realizing that she's had a crush on him for the last eight years, sees his next-door neighbor, Noelle, as this. Noelle's been obsessively crushing on Charlie since elementary school, but once she realizes that Charlie was is never going to feel the same way about her as she did about him him- and just how casual he is about going from one from girlfriend to the next.next- she gets over it.]]
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* DarkerAndEdgier: After a series of fairly upbeat romantic comedies, the seventh book, "Killer Cruise," has a girl being menaced by a murderous stalker on a cruise she's taking for her sweet sixteen party.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: After a series of fairly upbeat romantic comedies, the seventh book, "Killer Cruise," has a girl being menaced by a murderous stalker on a cruise she's taking for her sweet sixteen party.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Compared to most of the characters, Shawna and Connor have a happy, caring and stable relationship. Nonetheless, Shawna feels paranoid about their relationship when Connor starts spending far less time with her (he has a secret job). When she realizes that a girl is giving him secret Santa presents, she spies on the delivery area to find out who it is. Their classmate Lily thinks to herself that Connor probably has the words "personal property of Shawna Westin" tattooed somewhere on his body.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Compared to most of the characters, Shawna and Connor have a happy, caring and stable relationship. Nonetheless, Shawna feels paranoid about their relationship when Connor starts spending far less time with her (he ([[spoiler:he has a secret job).job]]). When she realizes that a girl is giving him secret Santa presents, she spies on the delivery area to find out who it is. Their classmate Lily thinks to herself that Connor probably has the words "personal property of Shawna Westin" tattooed somewhere on his body.
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A 2007 high school Christmas romance novel by Sabrina James, ''Secret Santa'' follows various students from different cliques trying to use the secret Santas they draw to pursue various crushes and goals. There is also a slight mystery element about who some of the secret Santas are. It is the first book in the ''North Ridge High'' series.
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A 2007 high school Christmas 2007-teen romance novel by Sabrina James, ''Secret Santa'' follows various students from different cliques trying to use the secret Santas they draw to pursue various crushes and goals. There is also a slight mystery element about who some of the secret Santas are. It is the first book in the ''North Ridge High'' series.
series[[note]]Each book is centered around a specific holiday or time of year and all the books focuses on students at North Ridge High School, a public high school located in North Ridge, a small suburb of New York City that's apparently close to Manhattan[[/note]].
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* AGiftForThemselves: [[spoiler: Amber sends herself expensive Secret Santa presents so she can brag to her friends about how her Secret Santa thinks that she's worth better gifts than most people get.]]
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* AGiftForThemselves: [[spoiler: It's eventually revealed that Amber sends had been buying and sending herself expensive Secret Santa presents gifts so she can could brag to her friends and schoolmates about how her Secret Santa apparently thinks that she's worth better gifts than what most people would get.]]
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* LoveDodecahedron: It's romance novel centered around high school students--this should be too surprising.
** Simon's currently Amber, who's planning on dumping him for Charlie, TheCasanova who's eventually revealed to be dating the school's head cheerleader, Liz Carmichael--but then Simon begins falling for Lily, Noelle's best friend who's also the Secret Santa for Simon's best friend, Connor, based on the gifts that Lily gives to Connor.
** Noelle's crazy about Charlie, who's her next-door neighbor,[[spoiler: not realizing that Ryan (Charlie's younger brother who's in the same grade as Noelle) has feelings for her. Once Noelle realizes that Charlie will never feel the same way about her as she did about him as well as learning that Ryan's been crushing on her all this time, Noelle begins to reciprocate Ryan's feelings for her.]]
** Simon's currently Amber, who's planning on dumping him for Charlie, TheCasanova who's eventually revealed to be dating the school's head cheerleader, Liz Carmichael--but then Simon begins falling for Lily, Noelle's best friend who's also the Secret Santa for Simon's best friend, Connor, based on the gifts that Lily gives to Connor.
** Noelle's crazy about Charlie, who's her next-door neighbor,[[spoiler: not realizing that Ryan (Charlie's younger brother who's in the same grade as Noelle) has feelings for her. Once Noelle realizes that Charlie will never feel the same way about her as she did about him as well as learning that Ryan's been crushing on her all this time, Noelle begins to reciprocate Ryan's feelings for her.]]
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* LoveDodecahedron: It's romance novel centered around high school students--this should shouldn't be too surprising.
** Simon's currently dating Amber, who's planning on dumping him for Charlie, TheCasanova who's eventually revealed to be dating the school's head cheerleader, Liz Carmichael--but then Simon begins falling for Lily, Noelle's best friend who's also the Secret Santa for Simon's best friend, Connor, based on the gifts that Lily gives to Connor.
** Noelle's crazy about Charlie,who's her next-door neighbor,[[spoiler: not realizing that Ryan (Charlie's younger brother who's in the same grade as Noelle) has feelings for her. Once Noelle realizes that Charlie will never feel the same way about her as she did about him as well as learning that Ryan's been crushing on her all this time, Noelle begins to reciprocate Ryan's feelings for her.]]
** Simon's currently dating Amber, who's planning on dumping him for Charlie, TheCasanova who's eventually revealed to be dating the school's head cheerleader, Liz Carmichael--but then Simon begins falling for Lily, Noelle's best friend who's also the Secret Santa for Simon's best friend, Connor, based on the gifts that Lily gives to Connor.
** Noelle's crazy about Charlie,
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* PutOnABus: In the second book (which is themed around Valentine's Day), it's revealed that after the whole fiasco at North Ridge High's Winter Formal, Amber transferred to a boarding school in Massachusetts.
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* PutOnABus: In the second book (which is themed around Valentine's Day), it's revealed that after the whole fiasco Secret Santa-fiasco at North Ridge High's Winter Formal, High, Amber transferred (obviously really embarrassed about what happened) ended up transferring to a boarding school over in Massachusetts.
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** [[spoiler: Noelle eventually realizes that Ryan, Charlie's younger who's in the same grade as Noelle, is a much better match for her as a boyfriend than Charlie would be.]]
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** [[spoiler: Noelle eventually realizes that Ryan, Charlie's younger who's in the same grade as Noelle, is a much better match for her as a boyfriend than Charlie would ever be.]]
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* CatFight: When Amber presents herself to Charlie as the Secret Santa who was sending him romantic gifts, his girlfriend Liz is not happy, leading to a food fight and wrestling match.
* TheCheerleader: It's briefly mentioned that insufferable AlphaBitch Amber and her reluctant sidekick friend Shawna are on the cheerleading squad.
* TheCheerleader: It's briefly mentioned that insufferable AlphaBitch Amber and her reluctant sidekick friend Shawna are on the cheerleading squad.
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* CatFight: When Amber presents reveals herself to Charlie as the Charlie's Secret Santa who was sending him at the dance, Liz Carmichael (the school's head cheerleader and Charlie's current girlfriend) is ''not'' happy. As Charlie had been receiving romantic gifts, gifts and notes from his girlfriend Secret Santa[[note]]Which were actually from Noelle, Charlie's next-door neighbor who had been obsessively crushing on him since they were in elementary school[[/note]], Liz is not happy, leading accuses Amber of trying to steal her boyfriend. The two girls get into a food massive catfight with each other--and when the fight and continued with no signs of letting up, it ultimately ended when a guy from the wrestling match.
team tossed a bowl of punch on them to make them stop fighting.
* TheCheerleader: It's briefly mentioned that insufferable AlphaBitch Amber and her reluctant sidekick friend Shawna are on the cheerleadingsquad.squad--and Charlie's current girlfriend, Liz Carmichael, is stated to be the head cheerleader.
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* HiredHelpAsFamily: While not stated in so many words, Mindy Yee and her family's housekeeper Carmela have this dynamic in the third book, ''Spring Fling.'' Carmela is usually joking, concerned, or encouraging whenever she's talking to Mindy. She doesn't hesitate to caution her about her bad choice in friends to her face, and Mindy never gets angry or indignant when Carmela talks to her that way.
* HollywoodNerd: Freddy "Froggy" Keenan and his friend David are constantly talking about science fiction and fantasy movies and aren't exactly handsome.
* HollywoodNerd: Freddy "Froggy" Keenan and his friend David are constantly talking about science fiction and fantasy movies and aren't exactly handsome.
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* HiredHelpAsFamily: While not stated in so many words, Mindy Yee and her family's housekeeper Carmela have this dynamic in the third book, ''Spring Fling.'' Fling'' (which takes place during spring break). Carmela is usually joking, concerned, or encouraging whenever she's talking to Mindy. She doesn't hesitate to caution her about her bad choice in friends to her face, and Mindy never gets angry or indignant when Carmela talks to her that way.
* HollywoodNerd: Freddy "Froggy" Keenan and hisfriend David best friend, David, are constantly talking about science fiction and fantasy movies and aren't exactly handsome.
* HollywoodNerd: Freddy "Froggy" Keenan and his
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: A one-sided version. [[spoiler: Charlie only sees his slightly-younger neighbor Noelle as a sister figure. Noelle starts out crushing over Charlie and then comes to dislike him for how causally he goes from one girlfriend to the next.]]
* LoveDodecahedron: Simon is dating Amber (who is planning to dump him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently dating Liz) and begins to fall in love with Connor's Secret Santa Lily based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is crazy about Charlie, [[spoiler: not realizing that his brother Ryan loves her, with Noelle reciprocating once she does find out.]] Freddy likes Celia, who likes Jake. David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself becoming closer with Shawna after her mother invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about her boyfriend Connor even as she wonders if they're drifting apart. [[spoiler: Shawna's sister Chloe likes David.]] Lily isn't completely over her ex-boyfriend Jason, whose new girlfriend Sonia is getting romantic gifts from her Secret Santa: [[spoiler: a football player named Dennis.]]
* LoveDodecahedron: Simon is dating Amber (who is planning to dump him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently dating Liz) and begins to fall in love with Connor's Secret Santa Lily based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is crazy about Charlie, [[spoiler: not realizing that his brother Ryan loves her, with Noelle reciprocating once she does find out.]] Freddy likes Celia, who likes Jake. David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself becoming closer with Shawna after her mother invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about her boyfriend Connor even as she wonders if they're drifting apart. [[spoiler: Shawna's sister Chloe likes David.]] Lily isn't completely over her ex-boyfriend Jason, whose new girlfriend Sonia is getting romantic gifts from her Secret Santa: [[spoiler: a football player named Dennis.]]
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: A one-sided version. [[spoiler: Charlie only [[spoiler:Charlie, not realizing that she's had a crush on him for the last eight years, sees his slightly-younger neighbor Noelle next-door neighbor, Noelle, as a sister figure. Noelle starts out this. Noelle's been obsessively crushing over on Charlie since elementary school, but once she realizes that Charlie was never going to feel the same way about her as she did about him and then comes to dislike him for just how causally casual he goes is about going one from one girlfriend to the next.]]
* LoveDodecahedron:Simon is dating Amber (who is It's romance novel centered around high school students--this should be too surprising.
** Simon's currently Amber, who's planningto dump on dumping him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently TheCasanova who's eventually revealed to be dating Liz) and the school's head cheerleader, Liz Carmichael--but then Simon begins to fall in love with Connor's falling for Lily, Noelle's best friend who's also the Secret Santa Lily for Simon's best friend, Connor, based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing the gifts that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is Lily gives to Connor.
** Noelle's crazy about Charlie,[[spoiler: who's her next-door neighbor,[[spoiler: not realizing that his Ryan (Charlie's younger brother Ryan loves her, with who's in the same grade as Noelle) has feelings for her. Once Noelle reciprocating once realizes that Charlie will never feel the same way about her as she does find out.]] did about him as well as learning that Ryan's been crushing on her all this time, Noelle begins to reciprocate Ryan's feelings for her.]]
** Freddylikes has a crush on Celia, who likes Jake. has a crush on Jake, the school's rebellious bad boy.
** David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himselfbecoming closer bonding with Shawna after her mother mom invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. But Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about loves her boyfriend Connor boyfriend, Connor, even as she wonders if they're worries that they may be drifting apart. [[spoiler: apart[[spoiler: (and during this time, Shawna's sister Chloe likes David.]] sister, Chloe, is crushing on David).]]
** Lily isn't completely over herex-boyfriend last boyfriend, Jason, whose new girlfriend who dumped her for a girl named Sonia, whom he met at summer camp.[[spoiler: But Jason and Sonia is getting are having some relationship issues as well, because Sonia keeps receiving a series of romantic gifts from her Secret Santa: [[spoiler: Santa, who's revealed to be a football player named Dennis.]]]]
** In the end:[[spoiler: Ryan and Noelle end up together, Simon and Lily end up together, Freddy and Celia end up together, Connor and Shawna stay together, David ends up with Chloe, and Sonia ends up dumping Jason for Dennis.]]
* LoveDodecahedron:
** Simon's currently Amber, who's planning
** Noelle's crazy about Charlie,
** Freddy
** David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself
** Lily isn't completely over her
** In the end:[[spoiler: Ryan and Noelle end up together, Simon and Lily end up together, Freddy and Celia end up together, Connor and Shawna stay together, David ends up with Chloe, and Sonia ends up dumping Jason for Dennis.]]
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* PutOnABus: The second book mentions that Amber got sent to boarding school.
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* SecretSanta: The book is set around Christmas and follows several students, most of whom draw Secret Santas with some involvement with their crushes.
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* BeautifulAllAlong: Shawna's sister Chloe looks like "the BEFORE girl in makeover adds," but after she ''does'' get a makeover for the winter dance, she's described as "very pretty."
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: Simon is caught in the girls' locker room with his cellphone out. Even though he's just answering a call while delivering a Secret Santa present, the girls' gym coach doesn't believe him and gives him detention.
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* FormerlyFat: In the second book, ''Be Mine,'' Natalie was a bullied fat girl until she stopped eating most high carb foods, exercised more, and had a growth spurt.
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* AGiftForThemselves: [[spoiler: Amber sends herself expensive Secret Santa presents so she can brag to her friends about how her Secret Santa thinks that she's worth better gifts than most people get.]]
--> '''Shawna:''' [[spoiler: Amber always has to be better than everyone else. Even when it comes to Christmas.]]
--> '''Shawna:''' [[spoiler: Amber always has to be better than everyone else. Even when it comes to Christmas.]]
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* LikeBrotherAndSister: A one-sided version. [[spoiler: Charlie only sees his slightly-younger neighbor Noelle as a sister figure. Noelle starts out crushing over Charlie and then comes to dislike him for how causally he goes from one girlfriend to the next.]]
* LoveDodecahedron: Simon is dating Amber (who is planning to dump him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently dating Liz) and begins to fall in love with Connor's Secret Santa Lily based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is crazy about Charlie, [[spoiler: not realizing that his brother Ryan loves her, with Noelle reciprocating once she does find out.]] Freddy likes Celia, who likes Jake. David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself becoming closer with Shawna after her mother invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about her boyfriend Connor even as she wonders if they're drifting apart. [[spoiler: Shawna's sister Chloe likes David.]] Lily isn't completely over her ex-boyfriend Jason, whose new girlfriend Sonia is getting romantic gifts from her Secret Santa: [[spoiler: a football player named Dennis.]]
* PutOnABus: The second book mentions that Amber got sent to boarding school.
* LoveDodecahedron: Simon is dating Amber (who is planning to dump him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently dating Liz) and begins to fall in love with Connor's Secret Santa Lily based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is crazy about Charlie, [[spoiler: not realizing that his brother Ryan loves her, with Noelle reciprocating once she does find out.]] Freddy likes Celia, who likes Jake. David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself becoming closer with Shawna after her mother invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about her boyfriend Connor even as she wonders if they're drifting apart. [[spoiler: Shawna's sister Chloe likes David.]] Lily isn't completely over her ex-boyfriend Jason, whose new girlfriend Sonia is getting romantic gifts from her Secret Santa: [[spoiler: a football player named Dennis.]]
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Shawna reflects that Amber wasn't always a flat-out AlphaBitch who had to one-up her own friends.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Shawna reflects that Amber wasn't always a flat-out AlphaBitch who had to one-up her own friends.
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* GirlPosse: Each book features a beautiful but insufferable AlphaBitch with a couple of more likable sidekicks. Typically, the posse breaks up near the end of the book when the sidekicks assert themselves (due to CharacterDevelopment in the first two books and BackstabbingTheAlphaBitch for her boyfriend in book 3), leaving a vacuum open for a new girl posse to show up in the next book.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Simon is dating Amber (who is planning to dump him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently dating Liz) and begins to fall in love with Connor's Secret Santa Lily based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is crazy about Charlie, [[spoiler: not realizing that his brother Ryan loves her, with Noelle reciprocating once she does find out.]] Freddy likes Celia, who likes Jake. David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself becoming closer with Shawna after her mother invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about her boyfriend Connor even as she wonders if they're drifting apart. [[spoiler: Shawn's sister Chloe likes David.]]
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* LoveDodecahedron: Simon is dating Amber (who is planning to dump him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently dating Liz) and begins to fall in love with Connor's Secret Santa Lily based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is crazy about Charlie, [[spoiler: not realizing that his brother Ryan loves her, with Noelle reciprocating once she does find out.]] Freddy likes Celia, who likes Jake. David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself becoming closer with Shawna after her mother invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about her boyfriend Connor even as she wonders if they're drifting apart. [[spoiler: Shawn's Shawna's sister Chloe likes David.]]
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A 2007 high school Christmas romance novel by Sabrina James, ''Secret Santa'' follows various students from different cliques trying to use the secret Santas they draw to pursue various crushes and goals. There is also a slight mystery element about who some of the secret Santas are. It is the first book in the ''North Ridge High'' series.
The book shares the same title [[Literature/SecretSanta as the Steve Hockensmith mystery-comedy short story.]]
!! Tropes:
* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Lily's boyfriend dumps her via email for a girl he met at camp.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Popular girl Celia has a big crush on motorcycle-riding troublemaker Jake Morrissey.
* AlphaBitch: Amber is a SpoiledBrat whose fashion designer mother buys her anything she wants. She relishes flaunting what she has and insulting her classmates. Even her followers Celia and Shawna secretly dislike her for the most part.
* BullyHunter: When Charlie and Noelle were in elementary school, he stood up to a boy who hit her for using the monkey bars because she was a girl. [[RescueRomance This caused Noelle to fall madly in love with Charlie]], even though she CannotSpitItOut and he only dates older girls.
* CatFight: When Amber presents herself to Charlie as the Secret Santa who was sending him romantic gifts, his girlfriend Liz is not happy, leading to a food fight and wrestling match.
* GossipyHens: Mindy Yee is constantly inquiring about new drama and spreading it across the school, although the third book reveals that this is because she's lonely and wants people to like her.
* GotVolunteered: Celia got dragged into the local GirlPosse because Amber and Shawna were at a welcome party for her parents after they moved. The two thought Celia had the right fashion and popular culture tastes to join their group. By the time she realizes that she'd rather be friends with other people who Amber and Shawna look down on, she also realizes that leaving the group would make Amber see her as an enemy to crush.
* HighHeelHurt: Shawna notes that while high-heeled boots "made her legs look great," they "weren't made for walking for hours."
* HollywoodNerd: Freddy "Froggy" Keenan and his friend David are constantly talking about science fiction and fantasy movies and aren't exactly handsome.
* HypocriticalHumor: Amber dislikes Mindy Yee, saying she only tolerates her because she throws good parties and her parents are rich. Shawna thinks to herself that Mindy only tolerates Amber for the same reasons.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: When Freddy realizes his crush (and gift recipient) Celia likes Jake, he offers to trade Secret Santas with Jake so Celia will think he's the guy leaving her romantic gifts, feeling that will make her happy.
* LoveDodecahedron: Simon is dating Amber (who is planning to dump him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently dating Liz) and begins to fall in love with Connor's Secret Santa Lily based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is crazy about Charlie, [[spoiler: not realizing that his brother Ryan loves her, with Noelle reciprocating once she does find out.]] Freddy likes Celia, who likes Jake. David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself becoming closer with Shawna after her mother invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about her boyfriend Connor even as she wonders if they're drifting apart. [[spoiler: Shawn's sister Chloe likes David.]]
* SecretSanta: The book is set around Christmas and follows several students, most of whom draw Secret Santas with some involvement with their crushes.
* SettleForSibling:
** [[spoiler: Noelle eventually realizes her longtime crush Charlie's brother is the better match for her.]]
** [[spoiler: David bonding with Shawna doesn't amount to anything because she and her boyfriend Connor are still in love, but Shawna's sister Chloe turns out to like David, and he isn't complaining.]]
* ShipperOnDeck
** Charlie [[spoiler: tells Noelle she and his brother Ryan would be a good couple.]]
** Jake [[spoiler: advises Celia to go out with Freddy.]]
The book shares the same title [[Literature/SecretSanta as the Steve Hockensmith mystery-comedy short story.]]
!! Tropes:
* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Lily's boyfriend dumps her via email for a girl he met at camp.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Popular girl Celia has a big crush on motorcycle-riding troublemaker Jake Morrissey.
* AlphaBitch: Amber is a SpoiledBrat whose fashion designer mother buys her anything she wants. She relishes flaunting what she has and insulting her classmates. Even her followers Celia and Shawna secretly dislike her for the most part.
* BullyHunter: When Charlie and Noelle were in elementary school, he stood up to a boy who hit her for using the monkey bars because she was a girl. [[RescueRomance This caused Noelle to fall madly in love with Charlie]], even though she CannotSpitItOut and he only dates older girls.
* CatFight: When Amber presents herself to Charlie as the Secret Santa who was sending him romantic gifts, his girlfriend Liz is not happy, leading to a food fight and wrestling match.
* GossipyHens: Mindy Yee is constantly inquiring about new drama and spreading it across the school, although the third book reveals that this is because she's lonely and wants people to like her.
* GotVolunteered: Celia got dragged into the local GirlPosse because Amber and Shawna were at a welcome party for her parents after they moved. The two thought Celia had the right fashion and popular culture tastes to join their group. By the time she realizes that she'd rather be friends with other people who Amber and Shawna look down on, she also realizes that leaving the group would make Amber see her as an enemy to crush.
* HighHeelHurt: Shawna notes that while high-heeled boots "made her legs look great," they "weren't made for walking for hours."
* HollywoodNerd: Freddy "Froggy" Keenan and his friend David are constantly talking about science fiction and fantasy movies and aren't exactly handsome.
* HypocriticalHumor: Amber dislikes Mindy Yee, saying she only tolerates her because she throws good parties and her parents are rich. Shawna thinks to herself that Mindy only tolerates Amber for the same reasons.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: When Freddy realizes his crush (and gift recipient) Celia likes Jake, he offers to trade Secret Santas with Jake so Celia will think he's the guy leaving her romantic gifts, feeling that will make her happy.
* LoveDodecahedron: Simon is dating Amber (who is planning to dump him for Charlie, a [[TheCasanova Casanova]] currently dating Liz) and begins to fall in love with Connor's Secret Santa Lily based on her taste in gifts, only to start believing that Noelle is Connor's Secret Santa. Noelle is crazy about Charlie, [[spoiler: not realizing that his brother Ryan loves her, with Noelle reciprocating once she does find out.]] Freddy likes Celia, who likes Jake. David would be happy to date anyone, but finds himself becoming closer with Shawna after her mother invites him to dinner when he helps her carry some bags home. Shawna eventually warms to David but still cares about her boyfriend Connor even as she wonders if they're drifting apart. [[spoiler: Shawn's sister Chloe likes David.]]
* SecretSanta: The book is set around Christmas and follows several students, most of whom draw Secret Santas with some involvement with their crushes.
* SettleForSibling:
** [[spoiler: Noelle eventually realizes her longtime crush Charlie's brother is the better match for her.]]
** [[spoiler: David bonding with Shawna doesn't amount to anything because she and her boyfriend Connor are still in love, but Shawna's sister Chloe turns out to like David, and he isn't complaining.]]
* ShipperOnDeck
** Charlie [[spoiler: tells Noelle she and his brother Ryan would be a good couple.]]
** Jake [[spoiler: advises Celia to go out with Freddy.]]
